Australian Securities &

Investments Commission

Form 362/486

Notification by a company to nominate or cease a

registered agent or contact address
This form may be used by an Australian company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address.

Changes to a registered office address should be notified using a Form 484.

Related Forms
484 Section A - Change to company details – change of address
If there is insufficient space in any section of the form, you may photocopy the relevant page(s) and submit as part of this lodgement

Company details Company name

ACN/ABN

Refer to guide for information about Corporate key

corporate key

Lodgement details Who should ASIC contact if there is a query about this form?
ASIC registered agent number (if applicable)

Firm/organisation

Contact name/position description Telephone number (during business hours)

( )
Email address (optional)

Postal address

Suburb/City State/Territory Postcode

Signature
This form must be signed by a current officeholder of the company.
I certify that the information in this form is true and complete.
Name

Capacity
Director
Company secretary
Signature

Date signed
/ /
[D D] [M M] [Y Y]

Complete details of registered agent or contact address over page.

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 1 Request an action
Tick appropriate box(es).
Appoint a registered agent — complete Section 2. If ceasing existing registered agent complete Section 3 as well.
Nominate a contact address — complete Section 2. If ceasing existing contact address complete Section 3 as well.

Cease a registered agent or contact address — complete Section 3.

If the registered agent or contact address is ceased and a new address is not nominated in Section 2, our mailing
address for the company will revert to the registered office address.

If you need to update your registered office you should lodge a Form 484 Change to company details — change
of address

2 Details of the new registered agent or contact address

Complete when appointing a registered ASIC registered agent name
agent.
ASIC registered agent number

By appointing an agent, you are authorising ASIC to provide correspondence and details relating to your
company, to your agent or their nominee. This includes invoice statements, annual review documentation, your
company’s corporate key and other correspondence.
Complete the address details when Office, unit, level, or PO Box number
appointing a registered agent or
nominating a contact address.
Street number and Street name

Suburb/City State/Territory Postcode

3 Details of ceasing registered agent or contact address

Complete when ceasing a registered ASIC registered agent name
agent.
ASIC registered agent number

Complete the address details when Office, unit, level, or PO Box number
ceasing a registered agent or ceasing a
contact address.
Street number and Street name

Suburb/City State/Territory Postcode

Lodgement Send completed and signed forms to: For help or more information
Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Web www.asic.gov.au
PO Box 4000, Gippsland Mail Centre VIC 3841 Need help? www.asic.gov.au/question
Telephone 1300 300 630
Or lodge the form electronically by visiting the ASIC website
www.asic.gov.au

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Australian Securities &
Investments Commission

Form 362/486

Guide:
Notification by a company to nominate or cease a
registered agent or contact address
This guide is not part of the form. It is included by ASIC to assist you in completing and lodging the Form 362/486.

This form may be used by an Australian company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address.

Changes to a registered office address should be notified using a Form 484.

Related Forms
484 Section A - Change to company details – change of address

Corporate key The corporate key is an eight-digit number uniquely associated with a company’s ACN. If you are lodging this form
in paper, you must include your corporate key on the form or ASIC will be unable to update your record. You will
find your corporate key on the front page of your annual statement. Please contact ASIC if you cannot locate your
corporate key, or if you believe you have not been issued with one.

On the appointment of a new registered agent, the company’s existing corporate key is cancelled (if not already done
so), a new corporate key is generated and sent to the new registered agent.

On the cessation of a registered agent the corporate key is cancelled for the company. You must go to
www.asic.gov.au/corporatekey or contact ASIC to have a new corporate key issued.

Signature This form must be signed by a current company officeholder.

Lodgement period Nil.

Lodging fee No lodging or late fees apply.

How to provide additional Photocopied Form 362/486 pages

information If there is insufficient space in any section of the form, you may photocopy the relevant page(s) and submit as part of
this lodgement.

Annexures
If there is insufficient space in any section of the form, you may alternately submit annexures as part of this lodgement.

To make any annexure conform to the regulations, you must

1. use A4 size paper of white or light pastel colour with a margin of at least 10mm on all sides
2. show the company name and ACN or ARBN
3. number the pages consecutively
4. print or type in BLOCK letters in dark blue or black ink so that the document is clearly legible when photocopied
5. mark the annexure with an identifying letter or symbol eg a,b,c or 1,2,3 etc.
6. endorse the annexure with the words:
This annexure (mark) of (number) pages referred to in form (form number and title)
7. sign and date the annexure

The annexure must be signed by the same person(s) who signed the form.

The information provided to ASIC in this form may include personal information. Please refer to our privacy policy
Privacy
(www.asic.gov.au/privacy) for information about how we handle your personal information, your rights to seek access to and
correct personal information, and to complain about breaches of your privacy.
Lodgement Send completed and signed forms to: For help or more information
Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Web www.asic.gov.au
PO Box 4000, Gippsland Mail Centre VIC 3841 Need help? www.asic.gov.au/question
Telephone 1300 300 630
Or lodge the form electronically by visiting the ASIC website
www.asic.gov.au

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